{"product_id":"attack-at-daylight-and-whip-them-the-battle-of-shiloh-april-6-7-1862-emerging-civil-war-series","title":"Attack at Daylight and Whip Them: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862 (Emerging Civil War Series)","description":"\"Attack at daylight and whip them\" —that was the Confederate plan on the morning of April 6, 1862. The unsuspecting Union Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, had gathered on the banks of its namesake river at a spot called Pittsburg Landing, ready to strike deep into the heart of Tennessee Confederates, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston. Johnston’s troops were reeling from setbacks earlier in the year and had decided to reverse their fortunes by taking the fight to the Federals.\n\nJohnston planned to attack them at daylight and drive them into the river.\n\nA brutal day of fighting ensued, unprecedented in its horror—the devil’s own day, one union officer admitted. Confederates needed just one final push.\n\nGrant did not sit and wait for that assault, though. He gathered reinforcements and planned a counteroffensive. On the morning of April 7, he intended to attack at daylight and whip them.\n\nThe bloodshed that resulted from the two-day battle exceeded anything America had ever known in its history.\n\nHistorian Greg Mertz grew up on the Shiloh battlefield, hiking its trails and exploring its fields. Attack at Daylight and Whip Them taps into five decades of intimate familiarity with a battle that rewrote America’s notions of war.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1611213134\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1611213134.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Smith, Timothy B.|Mertz, Gregory\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446038536250,"sku":"DBV.1611213134.G","price":7.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1611213134-0.jpg?v=1780699236","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/attack-at-daylight-and-whip-them-the-battle-of-shiloh-april-6-7-1862-emerging-civil-war-series","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}